Worlds' trying really hard to ruin this season...
Sept 16, 2021 13:35:23 GMT -5
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Post by tynimiller on Sept 16, 2021 13:35:23 GMT -5
Couple more updates in comments, including a BIG LEAD 10/27/2021....
Update added to thread 10/25/2021 down in comments....
So many of you follow Small Acre Hunting or are friends with me personally and have already seen about what unfolded the 14th for me.
Took half day off Tuesday to go hit brassicas with some urea, pull a couple cards and fertilize another plot that is mainly cereal grains. Long story short - nearly $800 worth of trail cameras GONE. They did miss a couple cams and one got a lot of good pictures of the scum. My buddy that is a CO asked for the case, which I'm fine with because county PD wouldn't really care to devout time on this most likely when we have murders and such elsewhere. Hopefully he can find or locate the scum. But you work hard on a place for over 5 years now and having dealth with NUMEROUS trespassers only to now add theft to the issues right before season. In a time I try to stay OUT he spent the 4th, 5th and 6th at my property stealing a bunch of cameras. The rage this triggered in me honestly scares myself...more on that later.
Today the bad news keeps coming. Pops gets a call from a property owner that we've hunted for years and are close friends with. We have helped bail hay in the past, assist in loading pigs for slaughter, done chores around farm when he had back surgery, tend to all trails, plant apple trees, Christmas and birthday gifts, special rock carving when his brother died, trail camera pictures, plots where he wants and such.......his grandson whom has been caught for three years now multiple times four wheeling in our food plots, driving his truck through them, driving around IN DEER SEASON at night just for "joy rides", got into hunting with a buddy of his (who he brought without permission at first) so we lost firearms season...now they got into bow hunting supposedly and we now cannot come back after firearms until given okay from owner because his grandson and friend want to hunt late archery (which grandson barely does and friend does but not as much either according to pictures). WELL owner tells Pops hey heads up the grandson is having a big camp out in the woods the 2nd and 3rd of October this year so you guys need to know and obviously wouldn't come out.
I got $1,000 bet that grandson knows it is opening weekend, wouldn't be shocked if he is even gonna use this as an excuse to then go hunt while "camping" with friends is happening.
So yeah, last 48 hours or so have SUCKED. Not just a little but in a massive way.
Here however is what I'm forcing myself to try and accept and absorb into my heart and mind: None of these things truly matter when you force yourself to be honest. None of these things affected my health or my families health. Speaking of family, none of this even inflicted pain or hurt on my wife or son - best pain befalls me than those I wish to protect.
In ten years time, in five, shoot I'm hoping for myself I realize in months or weeks that this won't seem like such a big deal. It won't SUCK as much as it seems...and no doubt far worse things could be facing my life; job issues, health issues, loss of a loved one to name a few.
The second thing I'm working on and we all need to when faced with these things is NEVER let the scum that trespass, steal or intentionally do you dirty win. Never let their actions change the man or woman you were created by God to be and to pursue. I want my son to be able to watch me every step and minute of the day and see precisely how a man of integrity, respect, professionalism and love behaves. In the moments after discovering the theft, I was NOTHING I ever want my son to see...and I'm so thankful I didn't come across the man while there trespassing or attempting to steal more because I fear that in that moment I would have done something very physical.
Don't let situations as these fill you up with rage, fight it with all you are. Stay the man or woman you are and perhaps even be hardened further and stronger by the event.
I am praying that the trespasser/thief cannot sleep until he makes this right, but I'm not going to hope I get a chance to dish out a beating many would argue he deserves (and probably does). Should law find him, full charges will occur that can be filed, but I'm working on not hating him.
As for the owner and grandson of the other issue, I'm praying that the owner will acknowledge just how much my father and I do for him and his wife and his farm...the time, money and respect we show him - and he truly should protect and defend that regardless of the fact it is his grandson doing the opposite. In the end though his land is his land, it is not mine. I will embrace and use as allowed or choose to not - I will not allow hate to win in that situation either.
I'm a firm believer the devil is trying to cause me to be filled with hate and he knows besides family killing my joy in one of my greatest loves (deer hunting) is going to hit deep. Well...I may not be able to say so today, or perhaps even in the coming week - but someday I'll be excited again about deer season. I'll think of hunting and again only joy will exist and none of this crap will be what comes to mind. Someday.
God bless and sorry for just basically having a vent session...but if you find yourself ever in similar shoes I pray you win with your thoughts a little quicker than I did.
Update added to thread 10/25/2021 down in comments....
So many of you follow Small Acre Hunting or are friends with me personally and have already seen about what unfolded the 14th for me.
Took half day off Tuesday to go hit brassicas with some urea, pull a couple cards and fertilize another plot that is mainly cereal grains. Long story short - nearly $800 worth of trail cameras GONE. They did miss a couple cams and one got a lot of good pictures of the scum. My buddy that is a CO asked for the case, which I'm fine with because county PD wouldn't really care to devout time on this most likely when we have murders and such elsewhere. Hopefully he can find or locate the scum. But you work hard on a place for over 5 years now and having dealth with NUMEROUS trespassers only to now add theft to the issues right before season. In a time I try to stay OUT he spent the 4th, 5th and 6th at my property stealing a bunch of cameras. The rage this triggered in me honestly scares myself...more on that later.
Today the bad news keeps coming. Pops gets a call from a property owner that we've hunted for years and are close friends with. We have helped bail hay in the past, assist in loading pigs for slaughter, done chores around farm when he had back surgery, tend to all trails, plant apple trees, Christmas and birthday gifts, special rock carving when his brother died, trail camera pictures, plots where he wants and such.......his grandson whom has been caught for three years now multiple times four wheeling in our food plots, driving his truck through them, driving around IN DEER SEASON at night just for "joy rides", got into hunting with a buddy of his (who he brought without permission at first) so we lost firearms season...now they got into bow hunting supposedly and we now cannot come back after firearms until given okay from owner because his grandson and friend want to hunt late archery (which grandson barely does and friend does but not as much either according to pictures). WELL owner tells Pops hey heads up the grandson is having a big camp out in the woods the 2nd and 3rd of October this year so you guys need to know and obviously wouldn't come out.
I got $1,000 bet that grandson knows it is opening weekend, wouldn't be shocked if he is even gonna use this as an excuse to then go hunt while "camping" with friends is happening.
So yeah, last 48 hours or so have SUCKED. Not just a little but in a massive way.
Here however is what I'm forcing myself to try and accept and absorb into my heart and mind: None of these things truly matter when you force yourself to be honest. None of these things affected my health or my families health. Speaking of family, none of this even inflicted pain or hurt on my wife or son - best pain befalls me than those I wish to protect.
In ten years time, in five, shoot I'm hoping for myself I realize in months or weeks that this won't seem like such a big deal. It won't SUCK as much as it seems...and no doubt far worse things could be facing my life; job issues, health issues, loss of a loved one to name a few.
The second thing I'm working on and we all need to when faced with these things is NEVER let the scum that trespass, steal or intentionally do you dirty win. Never let their actions change the man or woman you were created by God to be and to pursue. I want my son to be able to watch me every step and minute of the day and see precisely how a man of integrity, respect, professionalism and love behaves. In the moments after discovering the theft, I was NOTHING I ever want my son to see...and I'm so thankful I didn't come across the man while there trespassing or attempting to steal more because I fear that in that moment I would have done something very physical.
Don't let situations as these fill you up with rage, fight it with all you are. Stay the man or woman you are and perhaps even be hardened further and stronger by the event.
I am praying that the trespasser/thief cannot sleep until he makes this right, but I'm not going to hope I get a chance to dish out a beating many would argue he deserves (and probably does). Should law find him, full charges will occur that can be filed, but I'm working on not hating him.
As for the owner and grandson of the other issue, I'm praying that the owner will acknowledge just how much my father and I do for him and his wife and his farm...the time, money and respect we show him - and he truly should protect and defend that regardless of the fact it is his grandson doing the opposite. In the end though his land is his land, it is not mine. I will embrace and use as allowed or choose to not - I will not allow hate to win in that situation either.
I'm a firm believer the devil is trying to cause me to be filled with hate and he knows besides family killing my joy in one of my greatest loves (deer hunting) is going to hit deep. Well...I may not be able to say so today, or perhaps even in the coming week - but someday I'll be excited again about deer season. I'll think of hunting and again only joy will exist and none of this crap will be what comes to mind. Someday.
God bless and sorry for just basically having a vent session...but if you find yourself ever in similar shoes I pray you win with your thoughts a little quicker than I did.
